We are excited to confirm that there will be, at long last, a full-length documentary film made charting the history of the band from humble beginnings in a Surrey scout hut through to the present day. As we speak, director David Boni is hard at work on the project, which couples live footage, interviews with band members and other exclusive content, telling the story of chart success, numerous incident-packed gigs and endless controversy. You can be a part of this exciting project, which has the full blessing of the band, by supporting David’s Pledge campaign to make the film a reality. It will be an unmissable documentary for Stranglers’ fans and you can get behind the project << HERE >>

Updated 17th March: From David Boni: Wow! What an amazing response! It’s very humbling. Thanks to your pledges we have hit our start up target and work can begin in earnest on The Stranglers – The Movie.

Exactly 40 years ago today, on 12th May 1978, the band unleashed their third studio album, entitledBlack And White, on the world. It was a monochrome masterpiece and, debatably, the first post-punk album. Peaking at number 2 in the UK charts, it further cemented the band’s position as a major chart act. The album spawned two hit singles, firstly the ode to the Amsterdam Hell’s Angels Nice & Sleazy and secondly, the band’s legendary cover of Walk On By (which they also gave away as a white vinyl freebie with the first 75,000 copies of the album). Listen to the full album in all its blistering, brutal glory on Spotify here and transport yourself back to ’78. Black and white becomes…

We can confirm that the remaining copies of the limited vinyl reissue of La Folie are now available to order online via our merch store Townsend Music here. The release is limited to 1,000 numbered, heavyweight vinyl copies and comes with an additional album of live tracks and extras on pink vinyl & an exclusive print which has been signed by the band. Order now to avoid disappointment… Townsend also have a limited stock of other tour merchandise online too

The band are appearing at a fifth festival in France this summer. They play on Tuesday 28th August at Estival de Trelaze, which is a series of concerts, taking place in Trelaze in the Loire region in the North West of the country. It is a free gig so no tickets are required for the event. More details here

The band head to Eastern Europe in June to play a festival in Poland. They appear at the Tauron Life Festival in Oswiecim near Krakow on Saturday 16th June. Oswiecim itself has, sadly, become infamous as the location of the Auschwitz/Birkenau concentration camps during World War 2 and the aim of the festival is to celebrate life and tolerance. For more details about the festival and ticket details, visit the website here

Last night Limerick saw the final gig of the 22 date definitive tour. Despite the false start due to blizzards & the rescheduling of the Irish dates, it’s been a mammoth trek since early March with sell out crowds throughout the tour. The chosen set spanned the band’s career, from Go Buddy Go, penned by a teenage JJ, to the brand new track Water, which bodes well for the new material to come… Thanks to the fans, the band, special guests Therapy? and the crew for such a memorable tour!

The Stranglers return to Cornwall this autumn when they close this year’s Looe Music Festival. The band headline the main stage of the festival on Sunday 23rd September. More details and ticketing info can be found on the festival website here Fingers crossed that the weather gods are kind to the festival this year after the band’s previous rain-lashed appearance at the festival back in 2012…

Check out the Amondo social media imprint for Saturday’s Brixton gig here with loads of photos and videos from the night. Thanks to everyone who uploaded content & added the hashtags. Please keep adding those hashtags for the rest of the tour #stranglers #definitive

Following their postponement due to blizzards in Ireland, the band cross the Irish Sea for three rescheduled dates next weekend. The dates are Belfast 6th April, Dublin 7th and Limerick 8th. The Dublin gig has now sold out. See you out there…